morþor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *morþr. Compare morþ.

Cognates:

(Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂 (maurþr), Old Norse myrða), Latin mors, Old Irish marb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmor.θor/, [ˈmorˠ.ðor]

Noun

morþor n

1. murder
2. great sin or crime, enormity

Declension

Declension of morþor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	morþor	morþru
accusative	morþor	morþru
genitive	morþres	morþra
dative	morþre	morþrum

Derived terms

• (morþorbealu)
• (morþorbed)
• (morþorcofa)
• (morþorcræft)
• (morþorcwalu)
• (morþorcwealm)
• (morþorhete)
• (morþorhof)
• (morþorhūs)
• (morþorhycgende)
• (morþorlēan)
• (morþorscyldig)
• (morþorslaga)
• (morþorslagu)
• (morþorslege)
• (morþorsliht)
• (morþorwyrhta)

Related terms

• morþ

Descendants

• Middle English: morther
  • English: murther
  • English: murder